Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced their opening night roster. There were no big surprises, although it was good to get confirmation about who was on the injury list. We will miss the Conachers, but hope they play good hockey together in Syracuse (more about that below).
Tampa Bay Lightning opening night roster
| Forwards | Defensemen | Goaltenders |
|---|---|---|
| Forwards | Defensemen | Goaltenders |
| JT Brown | Braydon Coburn | Peter Budaj |
| Ryan Callahan | Jake Dotchin | Andrei Vasilevskiy |
| Gabriel Dumont | Dan Girardi | |
| Yanni Gourde | Victor Hedman | |
| Tyler Johnson | Slater Koekkoek | Injured |
| Alex Killorn | Mikhail Sergachev | Michael Bournival |
| Nikita Kucherov | Anton Stralman | Erik Condra |
| Chris Kunitz | Andrej Sustr | Dominik Masin |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | Jonne Tammela | |
| Ondrej Palat | Carter Verhaeghe | |
| Cedric Paquette | ||
| Brayden Point | ||
| Steven Stamkos |
There were so many articles published today that I don’t know where to begin, so we’ll start with the captain, and this hopeful piece by Joe.